ACMAT Delivering 48 GLDs to the 2nd Dragoons
14.02.2012 Security
Under the technical control contract for the VLRA fleet, ACMAT is currently delivering 48 GLDs (Light Decontamination Units) to equip the NBC variants of the VLRA (Liaison, Reconnaissance and Support Vehicle). These kits, which were ordered by the French defense procurement agency (DGA) in December 2010, include overhauling the fuel circuit, bringing the safety equipment up to standard, and replacing the decontamination systems.
Having developed the kit, which was qualified by the DGA and the STAT (French Army Technical Department), ACMAT is upgrading the vehicles at the Fontevraud military site, the garrison of the 2nd Regiment of Dragoons – Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (2ème RDNBC), the French regiment specializing in the NBC decontamination of equipment. The Model 2 NBC Liaison, Reconnaissance and Support Vehicle (VLRA NBC F2) is an in-depth decontamination system capable of decontaminating fifteen armored vehicles (such as VAB) in three hours.
The decontamination unit produces hot water up to 90°C, pressurized steam and dry steam. It allows two spray lances to be used simultaneously. Decontamination is performed by removal using hot water (up to 90°C) under pressure (up to 100 bar), or by neutralization using a decontaminant solution.
The VLRA NBC F2 is air transportable by TRANSALL C-160 and HERCULES C-130 aircraft. The technical control contract as a whole is worth over 3 million Euros, and deliveries will continue until June 2012.
ACMAT, a subsidiary of Renault Trucks Defense, is the manufacturer of the famous VLRA, which is in service with over 1,200 units in the French Army. ACMAT has customers for its range of tactical, logistical and armored vehicles (ALTV, VLRA and Bastion) in Africa, the Middle East and Europe.
Having developed the kit, which was qualified by the DGA and the STAT (French Army Technical Department), ACMAT is upgrading the vehicles at the Fontevraud military site, the garrison of the 2nd Regiment of Dragoons – Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (2ème RDNBC), the French regiment specializing in the NBC decontamination of equipment. The Model 2 NBC Liaison, Reconnaissance and Support Vehicle (VLRA NBC F2) is an in-depth decontamination system capable of decontaminating fifteen armored vehicles (such as VAB) in three hours.
The decontamination unit produces hot water up to 90°C, pressurized steam and dry steam. It allows two spray lances to be used simultaneously. Decontamination is performed by removal using hot water (up to 90°C) under pressure (up to 100 bar), or by neutralization using a decontaminant solution.
The VLRA NBC F2 is air transportable by TRANSALL C-160 and HERCULES C-130 aircraft. The technical control contract as a whole is worth over 3 million Euros, and deliveries will continue until June 2012.
ACMAT, a subsidiary of Renault Trucks Defense, is the manufacturer of the famous VLRA, which is in service with over 1,200 units in the French Army. ACMAT has customers for its range of tactical, logistical and armored vehicles (ALTV, VLRA and Bastion) in Africa, the Middle East and Europe.
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